Work is of a religious nature,—work is of a brave nature, which it is the aim of all religion to be. "All work of man is as the swimmer's." A waste ocean threatens to devour him; if he front it not bravely, it will keep its word. By incessant wise defiance of it, lusty rebuke and buffet of it, behold how it loyally supports him,—bears him as its conqueror along! "It is so," says Goethe, "with all things that man undertakes in this world." Carlyle.
Work is only done well when it is done with 40 a will. Ruskin.
Work is our business; its success is God's. Ger. Pr.
Work is the cure for all the maladies and miseries of man—honest work, which you intend getting done. Carlyle.
Work is the inevitable condition of human life, the true source of human welfare. Tolstoi.
Work is the mission of man on this planet. Carlyle.
Work is the only universal currency which God accepts. A nation's welfare will depend on its ability to master the world; that, on power of work; that, on its power of thought. Theodore Parker.
Work, properly so called, is an appeal from the Seen to the Unseen—a devout calling upon Higher Powers; and unless they stand by us, it will not be a work, but a quackery. Carlyle.
Work till the last beam fadeth, / Fadeth to shine no more; / Work while the night is darkening, / When man's work is o'er. Walker.
Work touches the keys of endless activity, 5 opens the infinite, and stands awe-struck before the immensity of what there is to do. Phillips Brooks.